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Christmas means ‘coming home’ to many people – but when that isn’t possible, preparing a magic meal can be a consolation. Bloggers of many continents have shared their favorite holiday recipes. With these you can dream yourself back home or even visit a place you’ve never been to before. Where are you celebrating Christmas this year, and what are you serving?

Local specialties and secret family recipes for Christmas food are exactly what you need to create just the right feeling – whether it’s Brazilian breakfast rabanada, American sour creme coffee cake or Bulgarian pastry, banitsa.

Azerbaijan – Christmas is catching up among the youth in Baku, though not widely celebrated in Azerbaijan. Aygun Janmammadova recommends a filo strudel for mushrooms and cheese lovers and more Azerbaijan cuisine is shared on AZ Cookbook.

Bulgaria – Hit the Road Travel Blog promotes Banitsa – a popular pastry with the choice of pumpkin, cheese or spinach stuffing. Other recipes available in Bulgarian at Yellow Kitchen.

I’ve been to Ukraine last year at Christmas. There were a lot of delicious food and Christmas Eve supper really consisted of 12 dishes and sweet wheat porridge kutia! I liked it very much. Ukrainian people were very hospitable and I admire the way they celebrate this holiday – in circle of their families. The book, I’ve downloaded recently, contains various Christmas Eve recipes. I suppose they’ll satisfy even demanded gourmets. That is the link: http://www.torrentoff.com/view/Old-Time-Holiday-Recipes-Christmas-Easter